• Jojo@lemm.ee
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      5 months ago

      Can I just read Pratchett without fucking anyone? I’m ace and it’s just really smelly and uncomfortable.

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        Can I just read Pratchett without fucking anyone?

        You can, but you’re missing out. Getting to the climax of Guards! Guards! is really something else.

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        5 months ago

        Absolutely but I do recommend whispering to yourself “get fucked JK rowling” before reading a book as it is good luck. You can substitute “eat shit” or whatever else feels right to you and it should still work fine.

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      Bit unfair, because when compared to Terry Pratchett, just about everything else gets tossed to read more Pratchett. 😅

      (not that I disagree, Pratchett is best)

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        Imagine if JK Rowling had even a 1/1000th the artistry and intuitive empathy Pratchett had for the world, there would be millions upon millions of people out there with a life long love of a series who didn’t feel betrayed and forced to make a choice between being part of a community that textually hates them or continuing to love their childhood nostalgia.

        <3 trans people <3 granny weatherwax and I really wanna get drunk with nanny og.

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            5 months ago

            Does Nanny NOT make you do the chores?? She told me everyone else was very studious about doing them and that only I was slacking off.

            Wait a minute….

            She had me convinced SHE was the one being fooled this whole time, she even told me so

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        5 months ago

        I just wish there was more media of the Discworld other than the books, a handful of movies and some games of the 90’s. It is such a big universe that has so much room for stories.

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          I’m sure the studios will get around to it and then we’ll get a million sequels. Maybe the estate owning the rights is not keen on authorizing works.

          • Carighan Maconar@lemmy.world
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            5 months ago

            Yeah I don’t think his daughter is that hot on allowing a lot of people to do stuff with it. Last year’s animated Maurice movie was about the only thing in a long time, I think?